Draft-equalizer.



No. 826,011. PATENTBD JULY, 17, 1906.

T. R. BARMES. DRAFT EQUALIZER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1906.

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" :1 9% my; amW/ U ITE STATES PATENT oiuuoir THOMAS R. BARMEsoF IIINCENNES, INDIANA? I 4 DRAFT-EQUALlZE Rn Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 23, 1906. Serial No. 297,403.

I Patented-July 1906.

' atZZ whom it mag} concern.-

Be it known that'I, THoMAs R. BARMES, 0. 7c, and I have indicated an-additional hole-lc I citizen of the United States, residing at Vin cennes, in the county of Knox and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draft Equalizers, of which the following is a specification.

hMy invention relates to draft-equalizers of t e projecting "laterally from one side of the tongue or pole is pivotally connected with a longer lever jointed to the tongue and projectin laterally from the opposite side thereof and in which two horses on opposite sides of the tongue are connected to the shorter lever, while one or two'horses are connected to the outer end of the longer lever. Such draft-equalizers are commonly employed in self-binding harvesters, where the space for the team on one side of the tongue is limited, there being room for only one horse, while it is necessary in order to draw such machines I that three or four horsesbe hitched to it.

- the outer end of the lever is The object of my invention is to provide means for connecting the parts together, so that the horses may be kept in proper position, side draft avoided, and the parts may be operated easily and efficiently.

In the accompanying drawings,'Figure 1 is a perspective view of'my improved draftequalizer with the parts in one position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view thereof with the parts in a difieren't position.

The longer lever A on the off side of the tongue is pivotedat a to the tongue B, while the short lever C is pivoted at c to the lever A between its outer end and its pivot. Toconnected, by means of a clip K, a doubletree 0r whiflitree D, carrying swingletrees E, and to th shorter' lever Q is pivotally connected a curlved arm F, to the front end of which is coniiected a doubletree or whifiletree G, carrying swingletrees H. The outer end of the long lever-A is connected to the outer end of the short le ver 0 by a chain I, passing around a pulley J oh the course rods may be substituted for apart of the chain, asindicated at 'i; but that part of the connection which passes around the pulley J, should be chain or similar flexible connection. D

I have shown a four-horse evener; but the connection between the whiflietree D and the lever A may be adjusted by changing the position of the clip K. In the drawings the class in which: a relatively short lever tongue in rear 0 the pivot a. Of

clip is shown as secured in position by a bolt .to provide for the proper adjustment; The chain I is attached to'an e ebolt It at the outer end of the lever A, andIhave shown an additional eyebolt. L to provide "for the proper adjustment. In this way I may change to a three-horse evener The arm F is one of themost im ortant parts of my invention. It will b'e 0 served that it is curved and has a short arm f and a long arm f. pivotally connected to the outer endof the lever C, while the end of the long arm is ivotally connected with the whifiietree G. he arm extends nearwardlyfrom the pivot, then and the arm F may always besubstantially in line with the tongue. Thus the team is kept in proper position constructed and operated like others of i-ts class.

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I claim as my invention- 1 A draft-evener comprising a tongue; 8; long lever pivoted to ing laterally from one side thereof, a s ort 1ever projecting from the opposite side tween its outer end and its pivot, afiexible connection between the two levers, of the shorter lever,

connected-with the outer endof the arrn, nd a; whiflietree pivotally connected with the outer end of the longer lever.

long and short levers project from opposite sides of the tongue, and are pivotall connected with the tongue andwith! eac flexible connection between the outer ends of the levers, a whiffletree connectedwith the outer end of the longer lever, an arm projecting toward the tongue from the outer end of the shorter lever, and a wh fiiet ree connected to the outer end of this arm.

pivotal connection between the whifiietree G the tongue and rojeot- 2. A draft-equalizer of the class in which- The end of the short arm is laterally, and then forwardly in line with the in line on opposite sides of the tongue. The iand side draft is 1 avoide'd. In other respects the evener is nThe pulley'. is mount ed on the upper side of the tongue; but itmay g of the tongue and pivoted to the longer lever-be outer ends. of the" an ar n pivoted to the outerend and havingits outer end, in line with the tongue, awhiflietreepivotally rod other, a

v 3. A dieftequelizer of the class in which long and short levers projeet from opposite sides of the tongue,a11d ere pivotelly connected with the tongue and with each other, e 5 flexible connection between the outer emle of the levers, e wliiflietl'ee oonneeetd with the outer end of the longer lever, a curved erm pivotally connected with the outer end of the ehorter lever, projecting reerwerdly there- 10 from, then inwardly toward the tongue and forwardly in line with the tongue, and e- Whifiletree lvotelly eonneotedwith the outer or front encl of said arm.

4. The combination of tongue, at long le- I 5 Ver pivotelly connected therewith and projec-ting laterally from one side of tl'ie tongue, .e ehorter lever projecting laterally from the shorter lever encl hevin its outer or front end over the tongue e whifiletree edjostebly eonneetod with the outer end of the longer lever and 3V whifiletree connected to the outer end of the short lever.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed. my namev 'll-IOMAS R. BARMES; Witnesses:

D. FRANK CULeEmsoN, JOHN L. BUCKLES. 

